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'Aggressive' elk reported in Niwot may have been spooked by own reflection

By Mitchell Byars

Staff Writer

Posted:
02/12/2016 09:41:47 AM MST

Updated:
02/12/2016 10:07:52 AM MST

An elk sits under a window in the 5400 block of Niwot Road on Friday morning. (Boulder County Sheriff's Office)

Boulder County sheriff's officials received a report this morning of an "aggressive elk" charging windows, but the officers who responded to the scene believe the large animal was just briefly agitated by its own reflection.

Dispatchers said a resident in the 5400 block of Niwot Road called around 7:45 a.m. to report that a "10-point elk" was charging at his window and behaving aggressively.

Boulder County sheriff's deputies and Colorado Parks and Wildlife officers responded, and when they arrived, they reported that the animal did not appear to be aggressive or behaving abnormally. They left it alone.

A deputy with the sheriff's office took a photo of the elk appearing to be sitting calmly next to the house.

Boulder County sheriff's Cmdr. Heidi Prentup said it is possible the elk may have initially charged the window after seeing its own reflection.

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